The academic study of diamonds is as multi-faceted as the
precious stones themselves. Mineralogists and geographers have
written about them, as have historians and economists and students
of art and fashion. They each shine their light on a different
aspect of this source of luminous radiance. But who would venture
to describe the entire complicated worldwide system starting in the
diamond mines and ending with the consumers of Western
metropolises?
In The Mazzel Ritual: Culture, Customs and Crime in the Diamond
Trade, Russian-Israeli cultural anthropologist and criminologist
Dina Siegel follows the route of a diamond from the mines of Africa
to the shops of Europe and the United States, as it passes through
countless hands and places and is smuggled, stolen, cut, polished,
sold, exchanged and, finally, worn as jewelry. In the course of
this long and exciting journey, a wide range of people face all
sorts of risks and criminality, as well as various moral and
ethical judgments. Siegel describes the range of ethnic groups that
are active in the diamond trade and the culture and customs that
are specific to this business. She analyses the dangers and threats
to the industry and aims to uncover the strategies and tactics to
deal with them. Finally, this story of risk, trust and crime
examines the vulnerability of diamond production and distribution
to illicit and criminal activities.
This book is about the diamond business itself as well as about
those involved in it. It tells the story of people who simply
cannot stay away from this expensive and alluring commodity.
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